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Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in San Francisco, CA

The median extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA earns $53,670 a year, 12% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,462 a month.

10th percentile
$42,790
25th percentile
$45,820
Median percentile
$53,670
75th percentile
$61,870
90th percentile
$75,610

Based on 230 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$41,547 take-home a year
Gross pay$53,670
Federal income tax−$4,260
Social Security + Medicare−$4,106
California income tax (approx.)−$3,757
Monthly take-home$3,462
Every two weeks$1,598

Does it go far here?

$46,422Median pay in San Francisco, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 115.6 vs 100).
71%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,474 a month, Census ACS).

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All extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in California